Sacred and Spiritual Links - Monday 13 October 2014

(Supplied by a colleague in the UK)

WORSHIP

1. The bells of St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick in Lancashire - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l03f4

2. Sunday Worship from Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l03fg

3. Choral Evensong from Winchester College - BBC Radio 3 [now available from last week]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jjpwf

4. Sunday Holy Communion livestreamed from St Helena's Church, Beaufort, South Carolina at 10:15 am Eastern Time, 3:15 pm London Time

http://www.sthelenas1712.org/

5. Sunday Hour - BBC Radio 2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04jylpf

6. Archived choral services from the chapels of King's College Cambridge

http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/choir/webcasts.html

and St John's College, Cambridge

http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/webcasts

SERMONS AND TALKS

7. The power of the Gospel - Charles Marnham - St Michael's Chester Square Audio [2 Corinthians 4:1-9 and 5:11-21]

http://tinyurl.com/o9l5t9p

8. Pergamum - Andrew Wingfield Digby - St Andrew's Oxford Audio [Revelation 2:12-17]

http://tinyurl.com/nsl69le

9. Lack-lustre or shining brightly? - Bishop Rennis Ponniah - St Andrew's Singapore [Luke 24]

http://tinyurl.com/ls85pob

Sermon and Commentary for Sunday 12th October

10. The Wedding Feast - Rev Professor Christopher Seitz [Luke 22:1-14]

http://tinyurl.com/nrx8dwj

11. The Sunday Readings - Rev Stephen Trott

http://tinyurl.com/omopa6b

12. Preaching Ideas and Commentary - Rev Peter Carrell

http://tinyurl.com/nczf33g

PRAYER

Please pray for the Ebola Crisis this week; for Christians and all facing persecution and crime in Iraq; for the persecuted church and in particular in the Middle East, Nigeria, Egypt, China and Hong Kong; for peace in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza; and for the Diocese of South Carolina.

13. Iraq Region:

Exclusive – Vicar of Baghdad: ISIS Cells Already in Baghdad - Clarion Project

http://tinyurl.com/ptxp5rb

Kidnapped Syrian priest, 4 women, freed - WWM

http://tinyurl.com/mjwyuwz

more Media Reports from FRRME

http://tinyurl.com/lufb9y3

14. Topical Prayers - Church of England

http://tinyurl.com/6wnk2pk

Ukraine: Evangelicals call for aid and prayer as pro-Russian militants destroy cities - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/os4m69t

China: China facing 'worst persecution since the Cultural Revolution' says former underground church pastor - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/lpuxwfv

Hong Kong: Former bishop of Hong Kong: 'We must fight now before it's too late' - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/puafp4d

South Carolina: Prayers from Lent and Beyond

http://tinyurl.com/kssn33y

CURRENT AFFAIRS

15. Sunday Programme - current affairs with Edward Stourton - BBC Radio 4

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04l03fb

16. Food for thought

John Lennox - Do not be silent about your faith - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/m3dfkrm

Pagans and Christians - Ross Douthat - NYT

http://tinyurl.com/n5en9hv

CofE Parishes: The Future - David Pocklington

http://tinyurl.com/lp8c3un

How busy people make time to read - and you can too - Laura Vanderkam

http://tinyurl.com/l2lal8p

Scientific research finds that life after death is possible - Christian Today

http://tinyurl.com/kjtgc4m

FINALLY

17. Archbishop of York Hails “Great Success” of Pilgrim Course as New Materials Released

http://tinyurl.com/nx3orfu

The Pilgrim Course

http://www.pilgrimcourse.org/audio-and-video

18. Sitting at Jesus' Feet and Listening - St Helen's Vimeo

http://tinyurl.com/pf82b7m

19. Build Your Kingdom Here - Rend Collective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbdJXKqVgtg